Carbon, Iowa Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 91 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm23%—85°66°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——76°63°-9°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle21%—81°56°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers56%0.14″79°62°-2°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm85%3.2″69°59°-10°
- MondayJun 22Overcast15%—69°54°0°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle—0.07″65°54°-4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 9:35 AM
- Moonset
- 11:39 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Carbon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Carbon
- Wed85°66°23%
- Thu76°63°9%
- Fri81°56°21%
- Sat79°62°56%
- Sun69°59°85%
- Mon69°54°15%
- Tue65°54°8%
- Wed72°54°18%
- Thu71°55°27%
- Fri75°64°27%
- Sat74°63°19%
- Sun78°62°29%
- Mon83°64°29%
- Tue79°68°39%
- Wed88°67°33%
- Thu88°73°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 18, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Carbon
SPC has placed Carbon in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Carbon
- 50841
- 50839